Registered charity · Blackburn
Newground Together
Newground Together is a registered charity (number 702800) based in Blackburn, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Mushtaq Khan since 2025. Latest income £8.6m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £8.6m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Manchester City, Salford City, Sheffield City, Bradford City and more
- Website
- www.newgroundtogether.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Newground Together
- Registered
- 1990
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8.6m£6.7m
- 2024£6.2m£5.7m
- 2023£5.6m£5.6m
Earlier years
- 2022£5.5m£5.0m
- 2021£11m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 1% · Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. (2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION ANYWHERE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT; (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; (D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(F) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(G) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(H) THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, WELFARE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS LIVING WITHIN THOSE AREAS; AND(I) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.(3) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(4) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (5) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION (INCLUDING TRAINING) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.
Grants received
9 grants · £1,753,951 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,654,657 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £99,294 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Mushtaq Khan Chair since 2025
- Colin Davies since 2022
- John Simms since 2026
- Lesley Burrows since 2022
- Thomas Hague since 2022
- Zaffer Khan since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Zaffer Khan since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Colin Davies since 2022
- John Simms since 2026
- Lesley Burrows since 2022
- Zaffer Khan since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Mushtaq Khan Chair since 2025
- Thomas Hague since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 2.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 702800
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/05/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/05/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/06/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/05/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/07/2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21/07/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 JUN 2013
- Companies House
- Company number 02501885 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01254 265163 · lindsay.westwell@newground.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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